Another busy couple of days in Primary 2/3. In literacy we have been learning about exclamation marks. we played fun games to practice when to use them and looked at funny pictures to help us create our own exclamation sentences.

For outdoor learning we created Rangoli patterns with chalk and filled them in with natural resources. we thought about the different shapes we could use, how to make repeated patterns and the types of colours. We all really enjoyed this activity.

We have also been scientists this week. we have been exploring the different states of water (liquid, solid and gas). we took some time to explore the different states and used observation journals to describe their form.

Thank you to all who attended the Newport Christmas Lights Switch on. The children were fabulous and they all had a wonderful time.

Today was a very busy day! We loved welcoming so many parents and carers into our shared learning this morning to help us make some Mondrian-inspired Windsocks. We have been learning about the use of vertical and horizontal lines and primary colours which we put to use in our creations. In maths, we continued with capacity and had lots of fun measuring sand and water to make different weights and experimenting with how much different containers could hold. In Literacy we were working on our comprehension skills and read some interesting texts about dragons. We took some time to practice our assembly which we are looking forward to sharing with you on Monday.

This week we continued our learning around question marks. We played lots of games which helped us to learn how to ask questions and about different question words. WE also had opportunities to write questions for some very strange pictures. We created bonfire natural art in outdoor learning where we used creativity, problem solving and communication skills. We started looking at capacity of water in math’s. In science we were learning about different states of matter, solids, liquids and gasses and we played some games to help us visualise what atoms might look like in these different states. Art was tricky this week! We made optical illusions, we created waves but only used diagonal ang vertical lines. we used rulers to create the lines, cutting skills and lots of careful following of instructions to create or beautiful art.

We have been very busy in Primary 2/3! For outdoor learning we used sticks to make skeletons. We used a picture to help us and tried to get the scale correct. We used lots of skills as well as our maths skills, such as, creativity, problem solving and teamwork.

In literacy we have been continuing to learn about question marks. We played lots of Halloween themed games where you had to ask questions and we wrote down some of the questions we generated.

 

For art we created spooky pictures using shape and colour mixing to create a colour gradient. We are very please with the outcome!

 

For Science we were learning about atoms and how they make up everything. We played a fun game where we pretended to be atoms. We had to join up with others’ and make different objects.

 

We started learning about Yoga in PE. it was very relaxing after a busy week. We followed a Halloween story and tried lots of new poses.

A great first week back! We have been starting to learn about question marks and where they should go in our writing. The p3’s have also started generating some questions.

In maths we were using scales to measure different weights and make comparisons.

For outdoor learning we practiced our mapping skills. We had a go at drawing maps of the nursery garden using symbols. it was tricky to illustrate everything in the correct place. we then used our maps to hide and find treasure. It was lots of fun!

 

This week we have been learning about connectives in literacy to help make our writing more interesting. We got to do blether stations and build roads with connective for our cars to drive over and we have found some interesting online games to help us practice.

In outdoor learning we went on a minibeast hunt and were surprised at how many different types we found. Dark damp places were the best spots to look.

In PE we were playing games of netball. our passing skills are really improving but we want to improve our marking skills.

We have also been learning about using cool responses when we come across challenges in the playground or classroom. We have been practicing and role playing our strong responses and thinking about different ways to resolve any issues.

This week we have been continuing to work on our full stops and capital letters while the p3’s have been learning about using connectives to make our sentences more interesting. P2’s have been learning to measure in hands and feet. They have been measuring lots of different objects in the classroom. P’3s have been learning to measure in centimetres and have been using rulers to estimate and measure accurately.

 

For outdoor learning we had a challenge to see who could build the tallest stick tower! We used cooperation, teamwork and engineering skills to have success. We used a metre stick to measure how tall our towers were. The tallest tower was a whopping 2.5m tall!

 

In art we learnt about the artist Georgia O’keefe and created our own graphic flowers in her style. In science we were continuing to learn about germs and we had the opportunity to role play doctors to diagnose some common viruses. We have also been learning about different strategies for overcoming challenges in school. Finally, we started Committees this week. Asks us about which committee we are in and what we have been up to.

Today we have been learning about how easily germs can spread. We did a very interesting experiment where we used glitter to represent germs. one person put the glitter on their hands and we saw how quickly it spread onto everyone else and onto different surfaces. We discussed the different times we should wash our hands and why and we also spoke about the importance of using soap and not just water. Mrs Robertson showed us an experiment that illustrated how effective soap can be against germs. We all wanted to try this at home so the instructions have been uploaded. Finally we created hand washing super heroes to remind us to wash our hands. next week we will be looking at the best way to wash our hands and we hope to make a video. Why Soap Works Experiment Instructions Activity

 

In maths, we looked at measure. The primary 2’s were comparing three or more lengths and we found out that Logan is the tallest in the class at the moment. The Primary 3’s were learning to estimate and measure in metres. We measured windows, doors and even the classroom!

 

In outdoor learning we made small animal homes in groups after watching a nation geographic kids video. We all had lots of fun as we carefully considered which materials to use and where to build. I wander if any bugs or animals will move in?

Thursday and Friday with Mrs Robertson

We have been learning about the ‘Magical Yet’. It is a lovely story about the power of the word yet and stepping out of our comfort zones to climb the resilience steps. We have learnt that progress is more important than perfection, everyone learns at their own pace, its ok to ask for help and most importantly, changing I can’t do it to I can’t do it yet. We enjoyed discussing the different steps involved and thought about what we wanted to learn and where we are on the steps.

 

We have also been learning about the American artist Grant Wood. We painted farm landscapes in the style of the artist, including lots of detail in our patterns. We also used lines, water colour and simple perspective.

 

We have been learning the skills for netball and played small netball games today. We used our throwing and catching skills but we had to be careful not to move when we had the ball.